Kilmarnock steals a 2-1 win against Aberdeen. HIGHLIGHTS

KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock prevailed over Aberdeen to win 2-1. A goal from M. Kennedy was decisive in the 90min.

December 29, 2022

KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock overcome Aberdeen to win 2-1. A goal from M. Kennedy was decisive in the 90min. It was Kilmarnock to strike first with a goal of Scott Robinson at the 31′. Then Joe Wright scored again for Kilmarnock in the 42′ minute. Eventually, Matthew Kennedy reduced the distance for Aberdeen (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Aberdeen was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of David McGeachie and Paul McAvinue. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Kilmarnock

2 - 1

Aberdeen

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

16 Total 10
2 On Target 2
14 Off Target 8
0 Shots blocked 0

99 Attack 125
45 Dangerous attack 29
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 6

Fouls

12 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Aberdeen had a superior ball possession 61% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kilmarnock won the match.

Kilmarnock shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Aberdeen shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Mayo, Sam Walker and Sam Walker). Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (Jack Mackenzie and Hayden Coulson).

Match Timeline

15'

Jack MacKenzie- Yellow

23'

31'

39'

Joe Wright(goal)Ash Taylor

42'

56'

Marley Watkins- sub ->Connor Barron

77'

Fraser Murray- sub ->Scott Robinson

86'

87'

89'

Matty Kennedy(goal)

90'

Lewis Mayo- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Kilmarnock will have 19 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Aberdeen will stay with 25 points like St. Mirren to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will host St. Mirren on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (12 draws).

Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock

Sam Walker 20.England

6.8

90'

Lewis Mayo 2.Scotland

6.9

90'

Ash Taylor 5.Wales

8.0

Joe Wright 19.Wales

8.1

42'

B. Chrisene 33.England

7.3

Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland

8.1

Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland

6.8

Liam Polworth 31.Scotland

7.6

89'

Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland

6.9

87'

S. Robinson 16.Scotland

7.4

86'

31'

Christian Doidge 26.Wales

7.1

Substitutes

Zach Hemming 1.England

Chris Stokes 6.England

87'

K. McInroy 21.Scotland

Fraser Murray 15.Scotland

86'

B. Alston 8.Scotland

89'

Jordan Jones 10.Northern Ireland

Brad Lyons 17.Northern Ireland

Bobby Wales 29.Scotland

Oli Shaw 9.Scotland

Kilmarnock adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Sam Walker (6.8), Joe Wright (8.1), Ash Taylor (8.0), Lewis Mayo (6.9), Danny Armstrong (8.1), Rory McKenzie (6.9), Liam Donnelly (6.8), Liam Polworth (7.6), Ben Chrisene (7.3), Christian Doidge (7.1) and Scott Robinson (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Zachary Hemming, Christopher Stokes, Kerr Mcinroy, Fraser Murray, Blair Alston, Jordan Jones, Bradley Lyons, Bobby Wales and Oli Shaw.

Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of Chris Stokes (injured).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 3 changes: Scott Robinson for Fraser Murray (86′), Rory McKenzie for Chris Stokes (87′) and Liam Polworth for Blair Alston (89′).

Best player: Joe Wright

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Joe Wright.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen

Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands

6.1

Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland

5.8

Liam Scales 4.Republic of Ireland

7.2

Jack MacKenzie 3.Scotland

6.1

15'

Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland

6.1

90'

Connor Barron 8.Scotland

6.6

77'

Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania

6.6

Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland

6.6

56'

Hayden Coulson 22.England

6.2

39'

23'

Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia

6.4

Duk 11.Cape Verde

6.4

Substitutes

Joe Lewis 1.England

Jayden Richardson 25.England

Dante Polvara 21.United States

Jack Milne 28.Scotland

Vicente Besuijen 10.Netherlands

6.5

39'

Christian Ramirez 99.United States

6.4

56'

Shayden Morris 7.England

Marley Watkins 15.Wales

6.4

77'

Also Aberdeen adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jim Goodwin played with: Kelle Roos (6.1), Ross McCrorie (5.8), Liam Scales (7.2), Jack Mackenzie (6.1), Matthew Kennedy (6.1), Connor Barron (6.6), Ylber Ramadani (6.6), Ryan Duncan (6.6), Hayden Coulson (6.2), Bojan Miovski (6.4) and Duk (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jayden Richardson, Vicente Besuijen (6.7), Dante Polvara, Jack Milne, Findlay Marshall, Christian Ramirez (6.4), Shayden Morris and Marley Watkins (6.4).

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 3 changes: Hayden Coulson for Vicente Besuijen (39′), Ryan Duncan for Christian Ramirez (56′) and Connor Barron for Marley Watkins (77′).